Work Related Injuries
Accident that resulted in lost arm was preventable
18th April 2013
A work accident that resulted in an employee of a recycling company losing his arm has been described as "easily preventable" by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector. In March... Read more
Man who called 999 sued by policewoman
4th April 2013
A petrol station owner in Norfolk who thought his premises was being burgled call 999, which he was to later regret when he received a solicitors letter advising he was... Read more
Council pays £800k in work accident claims
14th March 2013
It has been revealed that East Sussex County Council has paid out £800,000 worth of compensation to employees over the last five years, including some rather bizarre injuries. Some of the... Read more
Gardener loses lawn-mowing compensation claim
24th December 2012
A man has lost his bid for compensation for noise induced deafness, which he claims resulted from years of using lawnmowers, chainsaws and other noisy tools while working as a... Read more
Postman wins compensation after fall
18th December 2012
Postman Patrick Bitton, aged 65, has won a £3,600 compensation payout after he fell on a metal manhole while on his round on a wet day, fracturing his left ankle... Read more
NI firms fined over arm loss work accident
5th December 2012
Two Northern Ireland companies have been fined by Belfast Crown Court for breaches of health and safety regulations after a work accident involving a mixer resulted in an employee losing... Read more
Employee hospitalised on first day of job
5th November 2012
A 40 year old man was left unconscious in hospital for 2 weeks after a work accident on his first day of a new job. The man was working for Quick... Read more
Newtownabbey Council defends work accident rate
1st November 2012
The council for the Newtownabbey Borough of Northern Ireland has defended the high level of compensation paid to employees injured in work accidents. It was revealed that the council paid out... Read more
Northern Ireland company fined after work accident
28th September 2012
A Northern Ireland company has been given a fine of £8,000 after an accident at work that resulted in an employee having his arm amputated. Justin Guiney, aged 20, was carrying... Read more
Council claims include 'bad fitting uniform'
28th August 2012
A council in England paid out £5,500 compensation to an employee who suffered a spinal injury as a result of a 'poorly fitting uniform'. Details of compensation claims made against Northamptonshire... Read more
Cashier wins compensation after back injury
22nd August 2012
Mary Deller, aged 29, is said to be receiving £18,500 compensation from her employers after suffering a back injury while lifting bags of heavy coins. Ms Deller was employed by Natwest... Read more
Compensation claim by actor shot in eye
25th July 2012
A bizarre 'work accident' has resulted in actor David Birrell being blinded by a replica revolver while on stage, and he is now claiming £250,000 personal injury compensation. Mr Birrell is... Read more
NI firm fined for fatal work accident
3rd April 2012
A joinery company in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,000 after a Health and Safety Executive investigation (HSENI) found that a caged platform that... Read more
£1m claim for chip shop work accident
25th May 2011
Fifty-six year old chip shop employee Sylvia Cheung is to claim for £1million compensation after a work accident caused damaged to her spinal column which may leave her requiring a... Read more
Shorts fined over fatal employee accident
10th May 2011
Northern Ireland company, Short Brothers PLC, has been fined £80,000 for breaches of health and safety after an employee was killed in a work accident. Employee John Halliday Frazer died at... Read more
Health and Safety Manager sets himself on fire
23rd February 2011
Health and safety manager, Philip Dutton, accidentally set fire to himself and suffered serious burns in a bizarre accident at work. Mr Dutton was trying to burn waste materials at a... Read more
3 men fall from roof in separate work accidents
10th January 2011
Three workers have fallen through the same roof at an industrial unit in Wakefield in three separate work accidents, resulting in employer Bizspace Investments Ltd being fined by the Health... Read more
14 year old employee in construction accident
26th November 2010
A fourteen year old boy employed to work at a building site by KB Building Services has suffered serious personal injuries after the dumper truck he was trying to drive... Read more
Noisy classroom earns teacher £156k compensation
12th November 2010
Joyce Walters, a teacher of English for Speakers of Other languages (ESOL) in London, has received a compensation award of £156,000 after developing vocal chord nodules from constantly having to... Read more
Safety company fined after fatal employee accident
13th October 2010
A safety testing company, First Testing Ltd, has been fined £14,500 for failing to ensure the safety of their employees and for not carrying out a suitable risk assessment on... Read more
£10,000 fine for Work accident at United biscuits
4th August 2010
A work accident which led to an employee having two fingers being sliced off by a mixing machine has resulted in a £10,000 fine for the large snack company United... Read more
Work related deaths fall to record low
19th July 2010
New figures released by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals that work related deaths in Britain have fallen to a record low; 151 worker deaths between April 2009 and... Read more
£10,000 fine for Work accident at United biscuits
8th April 2010
A work accident which led to an employee having two fingers being sliced off by a mixing machine has resulted in a £10,000 fine for the large snack company... Read more
Northern Ireland solicitors help public sector workers win payouts
30th December 2009
Solicitors in Northern Ireland have helped members of one of the country's biggest public sector service unions to win more than GBP 340,000 in personal injury compensation this year, according... Read more
Construction companies risk facing compensation claims due to safety issues
19th May 2009
Construction firms in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK are risking being fined or sued for compensation following news that one in five construction sites failed recent health... Read more
Work related calamities reducing
31st October 2008
Some 229 people were killed at work last year and over 136,000 workers suffered injuries such as amputations, burns or fractures in the UK, new figures show.According to the statistics... Read more
Eurojustice event comes to Edinburgh
29th September 2008
Legal professionals from across Europe are to meet in Edinburgh for the Eurojustice event, reports the Press Association.The two-day conference has been held annually for11 years with this year's event... Read more
Work-related illness or injury 'affects 11.8 million'
15th July 2008
Injury or illness in the workplace has affected 11.8 million people in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last year, a new survey has found.The statistics, produced by YouGov... Read more
"Worrying situation" in workplace fire safety
24th June 2008
Not all businesses in Britain and Northern Ireland are fully protected under fire safety regulation, it has been revealed.Speaking to the Workplace Law Network, fire safety consultant Alan Cox said... Read more
Workplace injuries and fatalities 'underestimated'
19th June 2008
Academic research has claimed that official figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) "masks" the number of workplace deaths and harm caused by workplace injuries.Professor Steve Tombs and Dr.... Read more
Report issued into attitudes to commercial disputes
11th June 2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University in London have released a report into the attitudes of corporations into international commercial disputes.The research is intended... Read more
Post-traumatic study due this month
9th June 2008
The 'world's largest' study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is due to be published this month, Legal & Medical magazine reports.Moving Minds, a psychological services provider, told the publication that... Read more
Employers 'must protect loneworkers'
4th June 2008
Employers, including those in Northern Ireland, have to ensure that members of staff who go out on their own are protected, the chief executive of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust told... Read more
Armed police 'fire guns by mistake'
2nd June 2008
The number of shots fired by officers by mistake is higher than those done on purpose, new investigations have revealed.Between January 2006 and March 2008 police in the UK opened... Read more
Radon gas regulations 'should be reviewed'
29th May 2008
UK Building Regulations and British Standards should be changed to protect people from the build-up of radon gas, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recommended.Amendments should include provisions which ensure... Read more
New bill to compensate asbestos victims
28th May 2008
Women who developed mesothelioma after washing their husbands' work-clothes which were covered in asbestos fibres are to be able to claim compensation.The mesothelioma compensation bill, introduced by Northern Ireland social... Read more
HSE admin burden 'costing £7.4m a year'
27th May 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is campaigning to cut down the administrative burden on businesses surrounding legislation on displaying health and safety information.According to the agency, filling in and... Read more
Public liability insurance 'should be legal requirement'
22nd May 2008
Companies should be forced to take out public liability insurance, according to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba).Solicitors can represent their clients in mounting campaigns against a firm in case... Read more
'Serious' setback for injured firefighters
16th May 2008
A High Court ruling on ill-health could have a serious effect on the pensions of retired firefighters, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has claimed.Matt Wrack told... Read more
HSE 'able to maintain construction safety standards'
15th May 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has the resources it needs in order to effectively regulate the construction industry, it has been claimed.Dave Mitchell, technical director of the Home Builders'... Read more
'Some workers face sexual abuse'
8th May 2008
A number of migrant and vulnerable employees face sexual abuse in the workplace, according to the Trade Union Congress (TUC).Research from the body has found that such workers face a... Read more
Managing future workplace hazards conference held
1st May 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has hosted a conference of 200 industry leaders in London to discuss safety and managing future potential hazards.Industry leaders met to discuss good practice... Read more
Employers 'not doing enough about health and safety'
1st May 2008
Large numbers of employees think their boss's business priorities focus on time and money rather than the health and safety of their staff, according to research carried out by YouGov... Read more
'Employers must understand - all accidents are preventable'
28th April 2008
The minister for health and safety Nigel Dodds and the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have been commemorating those who have died in workplace accidents... Read more
HSE 'not doing enough to shame health and safety offenders'
28th April 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is failing to do enough to name and shame those failing to protect their employees, according to the Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA).In 2007,... Read more
'Jumbo jet's worth of people killed at work every fortnight'
25th April 2008
Enough people die at work to fill a jumbo jet every two weeks, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).This is due to a failure to... Read more
Employee litigation 'biggest business risk'
6th March 2008
Businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland could find that their biggest risk of financial loss may come if an employee contacts their solicitors following poor treatment, experts say.According to Hiscox,... Read more
Solicitors see more RSI
29th February 2008
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are seeing more claims against employers for repetitive strain injury (RSI), statistics show.Of the work-related injuries that solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland see,... Read more
Landmark suicide case in court
28th February 2008
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland will have been keeping a close eye on a landmark case where a company has been blamed for an employee suicide, according to Workplace... Read more
Employers 'must consider back pain'
21st February 2008
Employers in Belfast and Northern Ireland should consider reviewing the problem of work-related back pain if they do not want to be taken to court by solicitors if an employee... Read more
Hazard industries 'must tackle safety'
21st February 2008
Solicitors could be called in if major hazard businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland do not tighten up safety measures to reduce the risk of accidents.The Health & Safety Executive... Read more
NI contractor fined for serious negligence
18th February 2008
Contractors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have been sent a stern message to take health and safety regulations seriously after a court ordered a hefty fine for a breach in... Read more
Firefighter attacks drop
8th February 2008
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have seen the number of firefighters claiming damages for criminal injuries fall over the last year, after the number of attacks on fire crews... Read more
Education boards in massive legal payout
7th January 2008
The Department of Education and Northern Ireland's five education boards spent a massive amount on legal disputes last year, new figures show. According to the Belfast Telegraph, disregarding solicitors' fees,... Read more
Extreme team building brought to an end
4th December 2007
Companies are set to be forced to end their extreme team bonding sessions with the introduction of new legislation into Britain and Northern Ireland. Solicitors could see claims being brought... Read more
Work-related RSI cases 'overblown'
4th December 2007
Solicitors in Northern Ireland and Britain are seeing far more cases of work-related repetitive strain injury (RSI) coming through their doors than may be necessary, it has been claimed. Cases... Read more
Belfast council in tomato damages
3rd December 2007
A member of staff at Belfast City Council has visited Northern Ireland solicitors in order to make a case against her employer for an unusual work-related injury.According to Sunday Life,... Read more
Work-related road accidents hidden
22nd November 2007
Solicitors in Northern Ireland may be ignorant as to the number of road traffic accidents which involve drivers who were working at the time if they listen to the police,... Read more
Foundry worker found to be honest
21st September 2007
A foundry worker who broke his back has been awarded compensation by a judge who believed he had been honest in his claim, despite photographic evidence conflicting with his story.David... Read more
Third of construction sites a hazard
20th September 2007
Solicitors could see far too many compensation claims from builders who have had accidents, as one in three construction sites in Britain and Northern Ireland have been deemed unsafe.The Health... Read more
FLTA warns of fork lift safety
6th September 2007
The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has highlighted the fact that solicitors in Britain and Northern Ireland currently see too many cases of work-related accidents caused by fork lift trucks.... Read more
Stockpile tragedy families unhappy with court outcome
5th September 2007
A representative for families affected by the Stockpile tragedy said he was not satisfied with the fine that the firms responsible received for professional negligence.The 2004 explosion at Glasgow's Stockpile... Read more
Hammer man wins damages for severed hand
30th August 2007
Bryan Banham has been awarded a six-figure sum in damages after his hand was severed while he was rebuilding a factory in Suffolk.In February, the 31-year-old was working for foundation... Read more
Tesco shopped by two employees
29th August 2007
Tesco Stores has been forced to pay compensation to two members of staff following health and safety breaches which resulted in two separate accidents.It has paid out £11,000 in total... Read more
Ellis outcome could mean more PI claims
29th August 2007
While Susan Ellis won her case against Bristol City Council for slipping on a wet floor in her workplace, a law firm has warned that the ruling could mean that... Read more
Employee wins compensation after near-fatal accident
21st August 2007
A Bradford businessman has been jailed for six months and forced to pay £90,000 in compensation after a near-death accident on his building site left a man in a coma.When... Read more
Many work-related accidents not reported
21st August 2007
After the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) published statistics of work-related deaths and injuries in Britain and Northern Ireland between 2005 and 2006, Consult GEE says that the full picture... Read more
Welshman wins compensation for ladder accident
20th August 2007
Michael Morgan has won £45,000 in compensation after he fell from an unstable ladder at work and broke both feet.Mr Morgan was working as a mason for Pembrokeshire County Council... Read more
IOSH says health and safety is common sense
16th August 2007
While people working in Britain and Northern Ireland deserve to be protected at work, the president elect of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) says that health and... Read more
Solicitors not having to deal with smoking ban breaches
1st August 2007
It seems that Northern Ireland's smokers have by and large accepted the smoking ban, with the majority of businesses being compliant with the new laws.In the three months that the... Read more
Stats published for workplace injuries and deaths
31st July 2007
Provisional figures for the year from 2006 to 2007 have been published by the Health and Safety Executive, revealing that the number of workers killed by fatal injuries in Britain... Read more
Directors' fear of litigation increases
27th July 2007
Research by Eversheds has shown that most executives fear solicitors, with 70 per cent of directors in Britain and Northern Ireland claiming they are more likely to be prosecuted than... Read more
Compensation awarded for hearing damage
25th July 2007
While employers in Britain and Northern Ireland have been warned recently of the health and safety implications of loud noises in the workplace, a man has been awarded compensation after... Read more
Firm fined over unsafe forklifts
23rd July 2007
Following two workplace accidents caused by poorly managed forklift trucks, Norlec Engineering has been ordered to pay £20,000 for failing to protect its employees.Both Stephen Hewitt and Ian Hustings were... Read more
Minister says workers dying needlessly
2nd July 2007
North Down MLA Leslie Cree has appealed to the minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment to invest more in ensuring that construction workers are aware of safety precautions.Mr Cree said... Read more
NI inquest hears of faulty forklift
21st June 2007
On the second day of an inquest into the death of a man in Northern Ireland, the court has heard that the forklift truck that claimed the 59-year-old's life had... Read more
Hearing over first day of work death
20th June 2007
Two representatives from the construction industry have appeared in court to answer health and safety charges after a 17-year-old from Northern Ireland was killed in an accident on his first... Read more
Firm fined after hand injury
15th June 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to businesses to ensure that health and safety is assured after a firm was fined for breaches when a worker's... Read more
Top firms to tackle worker exploitation
14th June 2007
Land Securities, Serco and Jaeger are among the firms who have agreed to join the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to try to tackle the problem of exploitation of employees.Some of... Read more
£65,000 for health & safety breach
12th June 2007
Space 4 Limited, a new-build home manufacturer, has picked up a £65,000 fine for failing to protect workers from automated machineryAdditional costs of £60,000 were added to the case, which... Read more
'Dodgy' ladders to be ditched
6th June 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that it will use a 'ladder exchange' scheme to replace 4,000 'dodgy' ladders from workplaces across Britain and Northern Ireland.This news could... Read more
Quiet music to the ears
1st June 2007
Managers of orchestras in Britain and Northern Ireland may face trips to the solicitors for harming the health of orchestra employees if they do not comply with new EU regulations... Read more
Businesses warned to insure against Corporate Manslaughter Bill
21st May 2007
Businesses should be aware that they face big bills and trips to the solicitors if they do not prepare for the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Bill.The bill should be... Read more
Directors urged to tackle health and safety
16th May 2007
Company directors in Britain and Northern Ireland have been urged to take the lead on improving health and safety standards in their companies.Over 300 senior personnel from some of Britain... Read more
Solicitors seeing more unusual cases
14th May 2007
Around two million people seek legal advice a year and although some cases will always be in a solicitor's daily remit, people are increasingly seeking advice for more unusual matters.According... Read more
Builders boost employment figures
28th March 2007
The latest Quarterly Employment Survey has shown that Northern Ireland has a record-breaking number of jobs, with increases in people taking up construction employment bolstering figures.The survey estimated that 708,880... Read more
Hepatitis discovery to increase personal injury claims
1st March 2007
A new discovery over the way in which the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be transferred from one person to another could give rise to an increase in personal injury... Read more
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